Surface grinder spindle bearing



Nov. 16, 1943.

SURFACE GRINDER SFINDLE BEARING Original Filed Dec. 22, 1941 BIB-.1. 18

I3; K W 54 2 Sheets-Sheet l .mvsuron WILLIAM GBALDENHOFER,

A TTORNE V5 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WJG. BALDENHOFER SURFACE GRINDER SPINDLE BEARING Original Filed Dec. 22, 1941 Nov. 16, 1943.

INVENICQ, WILLIAM G. 5 M@; ;W 4 ATTOQNEYS Patented Nov. 16, 1943 1 2,334,233} v t. LJ BWEQBM I LE ABI Y william qi- Baldenhofer, Springfield Ohio, as-" rm signor, to The Thompson Grinder 00., Spring- Thepresentinvention relates to precision working tools, and more particularly tomachines for cutting} abrading or finishing surfaces and v grooves, wherein a precision-of dimension, spec-- ing and angularity of the surfacesand the grooves This application is a division of my application Ser. 'No. 424,033 fi1ed Dec. 22, 941. v

In the metal-working arts it is often necessary to provide work surfaces which extend in different directions and. bear accurate positional and directional relations with'respect' to one another. For example; certain types of machines,

such as planers, shapers, grinders, eta require,

dove-tail grooves and flathearing surfaces which I mustnot only conformwitlr greataccuracy to the specified dimensions, but with equal-precision from the standpointofdirection and angularity of the surfaces, grooves; etc.

I-Ieretofore, when 'machining faplurality of grooves; it has beencustomary first towork one of the surfaces to itsfiriished dimensions and then to" move the workpiece tda new position so that the 'secondsurfac'e or grooveniay be-liliee Wise machined andfinish'ed. "But there iSinOQaS surance that the workpiecewill have been placed orientated inthe second or another position to assigned tolerances. p i In the parent application of which this 'case provide machined surfaces which' comie within the is a division, there is disclosed anq claim ja a machine for grindinghorizontal and verticalsurfaces successively The rnechanisinforgrinding the vertical surfaceincludesa lmotor mounted on a. verticalshaft which"r zarrie'sat' its" nd-"a horizc'ntallydisposed grinding-wheel. Th p esent invention relates more esp eci ally tofanfimproved structure bywhich the*gri ding. wheeli's secured to the vertical shaft.

The invention will be* better understood when the-following description is read with the accompanying drawings,

In the drawings:" n a I Figure 1 is a sid elevationa l view of thefim proved machine showing a} plurality of cutting or abrading surfaces, and in which one of the surfaces is in contact with theworkpieceand the second surface is outofcont cttherevvith. '1

Figure 2 is an enlargedisectional' view ofone of theabrading elements and the actuating motor in conneetion line 2-2in Figure-1;? 4 M The invention has been'typiiied ,by' way ofa grinding machine, v but it "will-be understood, that the principles of'myinventionmay beapplied therefor. "This sectional view is taken along the 'fieid, hi0. a corporation of Ohio p o orig nal :application December 1941; Serial No; 424,033; Divided andthi'sapplication Aui g ster arizgs alNo. 45s,395 abanas, (cur- 103$ ,1

equallywell wen kinds or cutting shapinggma- 'chiningand abrading machinesyin which close tolerancesare-requirednot only as to the dimensi0ns,spa'cings, depths and widths of the finished surfaces; but"also the-angle which the various surfaces-makewith one another? 0 The bed of a typical-grindingmachine is'desig- 'nate'd -I and this bed carries on'suitably V-shaped ways a 'reciprocatory carriage 2 which isusually h box type of frame 8; whichi s' tapere'd a't th'e top 'wheel hea'd is pfovided with a spindle on which andterminatesat the fright-hand edge, as seen in; F'igureslfand} 2,*in=a-dovetai1 slide 9 which'is casehardened. The s'addlell is carried by the upright a, the saddle beingprovided with an elongated fiange' me'mber' II which is provided withi a dove tail; groove adapted to "receive the slide or tongua and carrymg -gibs M at therear side inorder toass u-re a fairly ti'ght but slidable I i The -saddle I 0- extends for a considerable distance in the ve'r'ti'ca1 "direction; and i provided at its lowe'r-"side with a; double Veshaped-groove 13 whichextendsthe'lentire lengthl'of the saddle and carries the wheelh'ead (not shown) "-The is mount'eda' grinding wheel which is posi- Ytibne'diri the "vertical direction. Aguardmember l5 'is preferably provided at the outside of the wheel, this g-uard mem-ber} being hinged 'to the wheel head,fas indicated at 16. The saddle") 'contains 'a hydraulic motor which is so connected to the tongue i3--that when pressure fluid is applied to the motor and 'controlled; by the wheel ll, the wheel head and the wheelere caused to moveinthe horizontal direction across the machine inorder toprovide-acrossfeed for the grinder. i In addition; theicrossieed mechanism may-be manually actuated by means of suitable gearing which terminates in a hand wheel I8,

and there is provided suitable protection apparatus which prevents-simultaneous operation of the hydraulic motor and the hand whe'el; "In other words, the cross slide is operated either manually, by the wheel I8, or automatically by hydraulic pressure controlled at the wheel H, but not simultaneously by these two agencies. When the hydraulic feed is employed the speed of the crossfeed is controlled by a lever l9 positioned on the apron 4. It assumed, in Figure 11,; that" the grinding wheel I 4 is being momentarily employed, to provide a straight-edged groove along the length of the workpiece I, the depth of this groove. being indicated by the dotted...1'1ne,. 20.. 1

It is often necessary, in manufacturing ma chine tools, to provide the workpie;ce..-lr.mot.omy

with a groove which extends longrtumnally'ofi the workpiece, but also a groove perhaps'of thedovetail type which extendsacross the workpiece,.

i. e. exactly at 90 with respecittherietm onwith any other desired angularity. In the case, or

high precision Work the, angle which one groove makes with the other is just as important as the dimensions 1 and; shapes or, the g1 oores; so; th the ame. l s o erances maybee u d.

- .He eteiore it... hasbeemthe p i es nc se a p ty of. rooves b came. necessary and p rt culariy whercnonebgnrq l xtend d om the other w th a defini e. determi ed an le to tion. of the nut and of the grinding wheel 22 maybe seen ata glance. It will be understood thatuas. thehand. wheel 23 is rotated the nut is caused to move-upwardly or downwrdly, depend- '15 form; first one or the groovesiin the. workpiece,

using. t e s n le; w l l ,..-,and. then; t tu n he workpiece around through, the desired angle and still using, the same. .wheel. l4.,to form. the trans In; case the.- sec.ond:,.g;roove was of 1 verse. r ovethe dove-t l tyne wh-ich. of course could not h formed by the; stmiaht-sidederindi-ng wheel 14;, theworlipiece rnightbe taken entirely out. of the machine and, set. up on; another grinder which Was especially adapted to grindgroovesofi this particular confi uration. But; the. p int .m ethat re ardless of whether; the s me. 0 a diffierent grinding. machine isr mnley du o form the transverseeroove, he fac remainsthat. the

position. of: theworkp ece hasb en. dist rb d rom its. first. p sitioman even. whenere t care-1. exercised to. r e-p sition. the work ie e so as. to

form the. transverse-gr e there is sti l b und V to beatleasta light variation inthe angularity g.

which one groove: makes. :w thuthe other. Thes variations; even/though Smalls may be iataltc theiacceptanees ot'the workpiece fora eiventcol, nartiou an-y w en-them nlts reqluredtase imit fl to close-tolerancesandhignprecisiom,L.

,In; accordance. withmm invention, I have, ,elimi: nated the necessity for any movement of the workpi ce. I after it has bficnnnca set .119 imp ion,; and which pesition has. determined meld-irectionor the first; groovepr, finished-surface.

The:improvedmachine:is-pr vided. with; an. arm

J..which.extends:fr m tb rmai wh k head, and which arm.-. carries a econd .srii swh el 22 typified aszahmflental gr d r; ogether w th. its actuating e ement'-.;- he mechanical arr-ana me t: is. .suchthat; the rindin Wh l-. 21 may b elevated or lowered. by.ineans of; a hand wheel .and in; the pos t on. snownri isnr-e the wheel-22 isout; of; contact with, th workp b causethemaine indin whe l. 4 s h in conta t t rew fl h r w rds the grin ng wheels H and Hare intended. to; bra-alternately need. nev r t ee ne Alarge webbed bracket isbolted to the wheel head extension 21.; This'blzacket has. asurface which extends in .theverticaldirection anckis provided with a doyertail. slide. slide; is provided at. the cente witnrarelatively Jens,

downwardly; extendin groove having eneral y ceive a nut. In order to lighten the metal content of the tongue or slide, the latter may be hollowed out at the middle but leaving the dovetail edges intact. The nut is adapted to receive the lower end of a threaded rod which is carried at the top on ballbearings supported in a flat metal plate. suitably mounted on top of the brackct. The rod is: also provided; at'its upper end with a dial which cooperates with a stationary pointer in such a'manner that the vertical posiing on the" direction of rotation. This vertical movement of the nut. carries with it the grinding [whee]; zz. Thed t us of the motor 42 and the v nrietchanteal. connections by which the motor is caused toactuate the grinding wheel22 are shown in- Figure 2.

-'Ihe shaft or the motor is, shown at. 44

andis provided atv one. end with a flanged sleeve 45. forrning part of; a. box bearing, of which the other is. constitutedio f. a hollow cylindrical member 46, flanged at. 4i at aposition in line with the flange of the sleeve 45. A bearing- 48 of any suitable and well known type is received by the interior or the box-shaped member, and thrust bearings 49 may be provided at the upper end. oi the. bearing structure. The; cylindrical 51's surrounded by an end bearing .element, 50 whichrests on he; W9 1? end surface. of thefleld il of the.- motor 42', and is secured thereto in any suitableand well known manner. end. bearing: 50 i's provided with oneor more longitudinally extenoing openings 52. which exsecunedtonthe edge of the endbearing thecyLindricaL n emberjlir; The flange of the camiswof; suflicient, size to provide a passageway forair around; the. outside'surface or the end heating an dthrough theopemng 52, into the. in-

c t-the motor. In orderQtov assure. that the cylindrical member 45 maintained in a, stationaryposition, a radially extending screw .55;

may be provided in the end bearingthis screw contactingza; flat-surface.indicated at w 55, on the cylindrical member. i

l t flhstherend 015. the shaft 44, is. keyed,. as inat, 5T, to theinner race of a ball or roller bearing, generany designated 58,. this bearing being'dontained an end bearing member 59 of thefrnotor .Th e latter isfs upporlted in any slittablefand; welliknownmanner onthe field name i. of, thegmotcr. The bearing 5a is held in the'vrticalpositionmeans. oila closure plate 50 which. abuts. the. end bearing, 59, this closure plate beinglproy-ided. with an annular groove 61, for ,reasons wh-ich will be described presently.- The shaft 44 is provided with. a'reduce d portion 62 which is; keyed,. as. indicatedat 6:3, to. a rotary sleeve, EL-this sleeve beingfprovided. with a vertically extending lip.l6.5' received,v by the. annular .grooverjfil. in the. closure plate. The'lower endlfi'ofi vthe shaft. portion 62 terminates in threads tor receiving a. nut, v 61 which abutsa, countersunk. surface 631, on the sleeve. 64; The latter. is; thereforefheld to the shaft in the vertical directionv by meansoi the nut, 61, and this. sleeveyserve's' toj-maintain the shaft,- in. its. proper. vertical position with. respect; to the, stationary parts, of the motor,

the rotating cluding the field frame Directly below the sleeve 64 there is a combined washer and spacer 69, this washer being provided with a number of cap screws 70 which secure the washer to sleeve 64. The washer terminates at the bottom in a centrally positioned pin H for receiving a cap 12 which is bolted to the spacer (was indicated at 13.

The grinding wheel 22 may take the shape of the frustum of a cone depending on the shape of the dove-tail groove I4 which it is desired to cut and finish off in the workpiece 1. The grinding wheel is hollow, and is provided with a flat surface sufficiently large to receive the cap 72 so that the latter bears against a considerable proportion of the grinding Wheel interior. The grinding wheel 22 is therefore eifectivelysecured to the shaft 44 through the spacer 69, the sleeve 64, through the key '63 to the shaft portion 62. The manner of securing the grinding wheel 22 to the shaft of the motor is important since the grinding wheel is hung in a vertical direction and is often of a complex shape determined by the size and shape of the dove-tail groove 74. I have found that when the grinding wheel is mounted in the manner described hereinbefore, a long life for the grinding wheel may be expected as the cap 12 provides a compressional stress of uniformv intensity over a large area of the "grinding wheel.

There is a collar 15 provided on the shaft 44, this collar serving to support a sleeve member 16 which is integrally joined to a hollow radially extending portion 11. The latter is provided with air passageways 18, the inlet and outlet openings for the passageways being indicated at 19 and 80, respectively. In line with the outlet port 80 are one or more openings 8| in the field frame, these openings being providedon the interior with a strainer or grill 82. Consequently, the air which enters the passageway 52 at the top end of the motor passes longitudinally through the motor and leaves the latter through the port 19, the passageway 18, the port 80 and the opening or openings 8| to the exterior. The grill 82 at the lower openings 8| and the overhanging portion 54 at the upperend of the motor 7 are highly desirable in preventing grinding dust from entering the motor. The field magnets of the motor are illustrated at .83, thesemagnets being secured to the field frame by lag bolts passing through the threaded openings 84. The

field windings are indicated at 85. In case the motor 42 is of the alternating type a squirrel cage rotor 86 may be provided, this rotor being keyed as indicated at 8'! to the shaft, and having at each end longitudinally extending tabs 88 which give a strong fanning action.

It has been explained hereinbefore that inasmuch as the motor 42 is secured by the bolts 43 to the slide plate, the rotation of the wheel 23 serves to move the motor and its attached grinding wheel 22 in a vertical direction. The construction of the motor and its bearing together with the improved mechanical arrangement by which the grinding wheel is secured to the motor, assure that there is absolutely no vertical play of the shaft 44 within the motor, even after long usage, so that the position ofthe grlndmg wheel 22 can be determined within extremely close limits, even to the extent of .0001" wh1ch may be necessary on occasion.

It will be understood that the weight of the motor 42 and the grinding wheel is carried by a threaded rod in order to provide a single control as to the vertical position of the grinding wheel at the hand wheel 23. For that reason considerable study and development work were necessary to provide a suitable form of support which could be readily adjusted in the vertical direction, and yet would not tend to introduce vibration, excessive wear or any other factor by which the grinding wheel 22 would be caused to run out of true. The magnitude of the suspension problem will be appreciated when it is recalled that the shaft 44 operates at an extremely high speed and the motor as well as the suspension actuating element are positioned directly over the grinding wheel, and unless properly designed and protected from dust are bound to show excessive wear which translates itself into errors in the dimensions and shapes of the ground sin faces. However, I have found that the structure which has been shown in detail in Figure 2 lends itself particularly well to all of the rigid requirements for a dust-proof, readily adjustable and accuratelyset suspension in order to bring the grinding wheel 22 to its proper grinding position in the vertical direction.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as come within the scope of the claims and the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A grinding machine comprising a grinding wheel carried on the end of a motor actuated shaft, said shaft being mounted on a bearing and terminating in a reduced portion, a cover plate for the bearing, a circular groove in said plate, a sleeve surrounding the reduced portion of the shaft and having an angular extension which is received by said groove, a mat for securing said sleeve to said shaft, and said grinding wheel being secured to one end of said sleeve exterior of said nut.

2. A grinding machine comprising a grinding wheel carried on the end of a motor actuated shaft, said shaft being mounted on a bearing and terminating in a reduced portion, a cover plate for the bearing, a circular groove in saidplate, a sleeve surrounding the reduced portion of the shaft and having an angular extension which is received by said groove, a nut for securing said sleeve to said shaft, a spacing element secured to one end of the sleeve beyond said nut, said grinding Wheel being secured to the exterior surface of said spacing element.

3. A grinding machine comprising a grinding wheel carried on the end of a motor actuated shaft, said shaft beingmounted on a bearing and terminating in a reduced portion, a cover plate for the bearing, a circular groove in said plate, a sleeve surrounding the reduced portion of the shaft and having an angular extension which is received by said groove, said sleeve being secured to the shaft,-a spacing element secured to one end of the sleeve, said element having a reduced portion for mounting the grinding wheel, and a clamping plate secured to said last-mentioned portion for securing the wheel to said element.

WILLIAM G. BALDENI-IOFER. 

